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Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs

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[–><!–>Throughout the year, Mr. Trump has issued wave after wave of new duties, targeting almost every country in the world at levels not seen in roughly a century. The legality of the bulk of the new tariffs is now in jeopardy, as the Supreme Court on Wednesday begins hearing a case that challenges Mr. Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose the levies.–><!–>

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–>Diverging Consequences<!–>

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–>Sweeping Exceptions<!–>

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–>Strategic Allowances<!–>

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[–><!–>The administration has also issued broad exemptions to its tariffs, often to ensure that critical products from certain nations remain available to consumers. Ireland is a major exporter of name-brand drugs to the United States, and many pharmaceuticals from Ireland have been given exemptions. A trade deal between the United States and European Union also caps the tariff rates on pharmaceuticals at 15 percent, sparing them from rates that could be as high as 100 percent.–><!–>

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[–><!–>Many Taiwanese imports are similarly spared by an exemption on smartphones, computers and other electronics that was set up in April, shortly after many of Mr. Trump’s emergency tariffs went into effect. The administration has said those electronics will be subject to new tariffs in the future, although it’s unknown how high they could be.–><!–>

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–>Targeting Vital Industries<!–>

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[–><!–>Nearly a third of Japan’s exports to the United States are subject to auto tariffs, which were set at 25 percent before a trade deal lowering them to 15 percent was reached. South Korea is also heavily exposed to the auto tariffs and appears to be close to reaching a similar deal.–><!–>

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Methodology

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[–><!–>To estimate the share of U.S. imports covered under different tariff regimes, The New York Times analyzed years of international trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The data covers imports through July 2025, the latest available month because of the government shutdown.–><!–>

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[–><!–>The classification of imported goods is determined by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code. For each trading partner, data was analyzed at the 10-digit H.T.S.U.S. level — the most detailed level available — and further broken out by the rate provision code under which the goods entered. Using the rate provision codes, we classified the share of imports by value entering under various broad categories.–><!–>

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[–><!–>The Times further classified the share of trade entering under Provision Codes 69 and 79, which contain imports tariffed under special rules, by cross-referencing those goods against the list of goods subject to Section 232 and Section 301 legal authorities for imposing tariffs. Goods that entered under Provision Codes 69 and 79, which are tariffed under special rules and are not in a Section 232 or Section 301 list and are considered to be subject to IEEPA “reciprocal” and “fentanyl” tariffs. In the case of China, imports covered under just Section 301, or both Section 301 and Section 232, are considered China-specific tariffs. Imports from Hong Kong are not subject to Section 301 tariffs, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.–><!–>

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